Engaging Community Partners and Youth To Enhance and Sustain Safe Routes to Schools

Details

• Creators:
  MacFarlane, Jennifer ; Kack, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Montana State University. Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (SURTCOM) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Routes
  • Art
  • Vulnerable road users
  • Walking
  • Bicycling
  • Pedestrians
  • Parents
  • Financing
  • Schools
  • Traffic control
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Montana;United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Montana State University. Western Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Safe Routes to School programs increase the number of children who walk and bike to school. By building pedestrian skills at a young age, students are more likely to choose active transportation modes across their lifespan, therefore decreasing vehicle miles traveled, reducing vehicle emissions, preventing chronic disease, and improving physical health overall. The Safe Routes to School Program provides critical support for organizing and implementing pedestrian safety education and encouragement activities. These activities are critical for developing skills to walk and bike safely among one of our community’s most vulnerable road users, children. Between February 2023 and September 2024, adult and youth partnerships have revitalized Safe Routes to School efforts within the City of Bozeman and surrounding areas. Walk audits, traffic calming art installations, and other community engagement activities creatively solicited youth voices and ideas in transportation planning and promotion of safe active transportation. Safe Routes to School programs are challenged to find consistent funding to sustain efforts within the community.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78450/dot_78450_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 940.57 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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